A House For The Nation
The Department of the House of Representatives has produced an ambitious multimedia project to chronicle the people, events and issues that have shaped Australia’s House of Representatives during its first century (1901 – 2001). A House for the Nation is an innovative CD-ROM bringing to life the House’s first 100 years and providing a thought-provoking look at the issues that challenge us today.
A House for the Nation takes you on a journey through the first 100 years of Australia’s House of Representatives and beyond. It provides the most comprehensive collection of facts, stories and images of the House of Representatives ever produced.
Meet the people who have made the House what it is today. Explore the buildings which have housed Australia’s federal parliament. Learn about the traditions and practices of the House and their origins.
Find out how the House works and how the Australian people get a say. Discover the issues that have confronted the House during its first century and still challenge it today.
With hundreds of images, historical and contemporary video footage, sound recordings and specially commissioned cartoons, A House for the Nations brings to life Australia’s House of Representatives and its rich history.
This multi faceted interactive CD-ROM is ideal for students or teachers of politics or history at school or university; or for anyone interested in learning more about the way in which government operates. 
Historic video clips
- The inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901
- 1913 footage of the naming of Canberra
- 1916 conscription referendum cinema advertisement
- 1927 opening of the provisional (old) Parliament House
footage of early Prime Ministers (1929 footage of newly-elected PM James Scullin arriving in Canberra; 1932 footage of PM Jospeh Lyons introducing his Cabinet; 1949 footage of PM Robert Menzies introducing his new Cabinet)
- 1966 Press conference given by Menzies on his retirement
- 1966 Press conference by PM Harold Holt and US President Johnson
- 1966 News report of PM Harold Holt's disapperance
- 1972 ‘It’s Time’ campaign song
- 1975 Whitlam government dismissal
- 1977 ‘Memories’ campaign ad
Historic sound recordings
- First speech by Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the House of Representatives
- First broadcast of Question Time in 1946
- Interview with Speaker Billy Snedden on the issue of ministerial responsibility
- Interview with former Deputy PM Lance Barnard on the two-man Cabinet formed by Gough Whitlam immediately after his election as PM
Exclusive interviews
- Aldo Giurgola, the architect of the new Parliament House, speaks about his vision for the building and how it was constructed
- Pamille Berg, Art and Craft Program Coordinator for the new Parliament House when it was being built, speaks about the art program
Virtual tour of the House of Representatives Chamber
Includes links to the main players on the floor of the House and the key objects (such as the historic Mace) that are used in the House.
Specially commissioned cartoons
A series of cartoons by Pat Campbell that take a quirky look at the people and practices of the House of Representatives
Contemporary video clips
Inside the three buildings that have been the home of the House of Representatives during its first century - Victoria's Parliament House, Old Parliament House and the new and permanent Parliament House
Clips from the day-to-day proceedings of the House to help illustrate how the House operates
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